Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-23
" OF THE POTOMAC REUNION.
Chauncey NJ. Depew on the Dangers
Which Threaten the Republic and the
Remedy for Them.

At the reunion OF the Army OF the Potomac at
Saratoga yesterday, the following vice-presidents
elected by the corps were announced: First CORDS
Gen. Fairchild; second, Col. Edward A. Dudley !:
third, A. j. Clark; f1fth j. S. Steiner; SIXTH W. E.
Pinto; ninth, Jno. S. Costar; eleventh, Lieut. Col
Henry Root; twelfth Gen. Jas. c. Rogers; nine
teenth, Gen. A. W. Greeley; cavalry, H. T. Bart
lett; signal Capt. R. B. Wood, jr Several res ,Iu-
tions were offered on the matter of the return OF
the captured flags but all were laid on the table
Resolutions were presented that the next annual
meeting be held at Gettysburg, July l. 9, and 3.
1885, and that The survivors OF the Army OF North
ern Virginia be invited to meet the society. These
were adopted after ringing speech in favor OF the
last by Corporal Tanner. Gov. Hill and his staff
arrived at 10 O'Clock, and were met at the depot
by the Saratoga Citizens Corps and many citizens
and escorted to the windsor. Gen. j. c. Robinson
OF New York, was elected president: Lieut.. COL
Samuel TrueSdell, OF New York. treasurer; Col H.
Z. King, OF New York, recording secretary and Gen
G. II. Sharpe OF New York, corresponding secretary
Among those present were Gen. w. I. sherman
and Col. F. d. Grant. The procession was formed
with Maj Gen. S. q. Burbrtdge as chief marshal
and moved, with the 69th n. Y. \. g. In front
with the 14th n. Y. \. G. and the Saratoga Citi,
zens' Corps followed by veterans to Woodlaw n
Park, where Gov. Hill and staff, Gen. sherman
and Gen. d. E. Sickles were on the stand and re-
viewed 1t. In the evening the Hon. Chauncey NJ
Depew delivered the Grafton before a large au-
dlence In the Casino
Mr.. DEPEw ON THE LESSON OF THE WAR
Mr. Depew said that the Army OF the Potomac
and the army Of Lee were the main combatants
for whom other armies were creating diversions
and drawing off the strength of the adversary
Mr.. Depew said the Confederate equally with the
Federal soldier believed he was Tlghtlng for the
right, and maintained his faith with valor which
fully sustained the reputation OF Americans Tor
courage and cOnstancy. The result OF the war
was that the country came out or the conflict not
confederation OF independent and warning States.
but mighty nation.
NEITHER MAMMoN NOR ANARCHY SHALL BE KING
Referring to the vast material progress of the
country since the war, he said that these results
could be protected and continued only by the
spi rit represented by the Army Of the. Potomac
the spirit OF patriotism. This is a republic in
which neither mammOn nor anarchy shall be king
The result OF reckless speculation in the necesSa-
ries Of life exasperates the victims and incites
whole property OF the country, the peace OF COM
munities and the lives OF millions OF people.
THE DANGER OF UNRESTRICTED IMMIGRATION ETC.
Mr. Depew recalled Macaulay's letter, in which
he declared that our institutions are not strong
enough to stand the strain of crowded popula-
tions and social Distress and that public lands
furnish the only escape from anarchy. With the
opening OF the next century, the speaker SAID, the
public lands will all be occupied, and at the first
Industrial disturbance which throws large masses
OF men out OF employment We must meet the pre-
diction OF the famous historian. The principal
danger in this direction ariseS from the vast
streams OF emigration which are pouring into this
country, and from the character OF many OF the
emigrants. We cannot afford TO become the dump
tngground OF the world for its vicious ignorant
or worthless or diseased. In our enormous and
cOnstantly-tncreasing population serious distur-
Dances may arise at any moment. "Had the po-
saulU at Chicago it would have taken an army to
save the unprotected city from burning and ptlage
and the unutteraOle horrors OF the sack. The
demagOgue who pretended to fear that the nber-
ties OF sixty millions OF people may be endangered
by an army OF t1fty or q hundred thousand men
opinions, only contempt for himself The Ameri-
can Caesar is an airy phantasm OF diseased imag-
nation. In all ordinary and most OF the extraor-
binary cases Of local trouble the police and the
sherin are equal to the emergency, but it was
found in the riots OF 1877 when States were paraly-
zed and their officers helpless, that in the popular
mind the supreme sovereignty OF the american
people was represented BY the uniform OF the Reg
ular Army, and through 1t sixty millions or citi-
restoration OF law and order, and the vtndication
OF rights by the courts"